Sunday, September 11, 2011

What I'm Reading

One of the blessing of working as a school library media specialist, was that my WORK involved reading. Other teachers had papers to grade. I HAD to read children's books and novels. Believe me, it was a real "hardship." (NOT) Once I began retirement, I gave myself a year to read anything I wanted even if it was pure "fluff" and not very good literature. I read some titles that I would recommend and some that I won't admit in public that I read from cover to cover:)

DH gifted me with a Nook this past Christmas.

Our public library system, Gwinnett County Public Library, is fantastic. He chose this brand of e-reader because I could request e-books from our public library. I discovered the Seaside Knitting Mystery Series through my library e-books. Sally Goldenbaum is the author of the series. Each book in the series is well-crafted with a fabulous setting, unique characters and well-developed plots.

The series begins with Death by Cashmere.

Followed by Patterns in the Sand

Moon Spinners

A Holiday Yarn

and the latest edition, The Wedding Shawl. I was able to read the first four in the series on my Nook. Our library does not yet have The Wedding Shawl in e-book format. One of the blogs that I read and follow daily is Bookin' With Bingo. This blog features wonderful reviews, author interviews and book giveaways. I was fortunate to win a copy of The Wedding Shawl from this blog.

Another great blog for book recommendations is Books on the Knob. This blogger keeps readers informed of e-books that are on special from book publishers or one-line bookstores. The book are often free for that day. Some are reduced in price. Most of the recommendations are for books for the Kindle, but does include books for the Nook. I've downloaded many more books than I can read, but my Nook has space for these and many more. If I think I might read it someday, I download it.

I'd love to continue sharing The Wedding Shawl with other readers. Let's do a quick giveaway for this hardback copy of The Wedding Shawl. Just leave me a comment sharing the title of a book you've recently read and enjoyed. I'll do the random number "thingy" on Friday, September 16th. Happy Reading!

23 comments:

I've just finished "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese. It is a really good book, and one I wouldn't have chosen on my own. My library readers' guild selected this title and I'm glad to have read it.

I just finished reading "A Single Thread" by Marie Bostwick. I really liked it. I have it on my Nook. My dh gave me a Nook for Valentine's Day last year when they first came out. I love it. Thanks for the giveaway and for the two blogs.

Becky, are you aware of the Nook blog, every Friday a free book is offered for download. Sometimes I'm interested, sometimes not. Check it out here: http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Unbound-The-NOOK-Blog/bg-p/Unbound

I've just enjoyed "The Italian House" by Teresa Crane, a suspense/romance that has been around quite a few years apparently. I'd never heard of this author previously but will be looking for more of her books as I really like the way she writes..

Hey Becky! What a wealth of information today...yay! I'm looking forward to reading some of your recommendations. The last great book I read was Crow Lake by Mary Lawson. It gives you a lot to think about. Maureen

Thank you for the wonderful recommendations - both on books to read as well as the blogs! I LOVE to read! I would love to have an e-reader some day, but for now I have Kindle on my PC as well as the reader from B&N. I just finished reading a Karen Kingsbury book entitled Like Dandelion Dust. Very, very good.

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I am a wife, mother, and recenlty retired elementary school media specialist (librarian) with a passion for quilting, books, food and dogs! We are blessed with two sons and one dachshund. I live in a suburb north of Atlanta. My husband and I are Cajuns from Louisiana. We love LSU football!